"Now, scientists have finally pinpointed this strange “phantom chemical.” It’s called a #chloronitramide anion, which is a negatively charged molecule made up of one chlorine atom, two nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms.

Direct toxicology studies have yet to be conducted on the compound, but the team says the analyses do suggest that chloronitramide anion is not entirely benign."
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https://newatlas.com/environment/phantom-chemical-identified-drinking-water/

"Phantom chemical" identified in drinking water is new to science

Plumbed drinking water in developed countries is pretty clean, but invisible contaminants can still lurk. One mysterious “phantom chemical” has haunted drinking water for decades, and now researchers have identified it – and found it’s completely new to science.

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#Chloronitramide anion is a #decomposition product of inorganic #chloramines | Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk6749

Inorganic chloramines are commonly used drinking #water #disinfectants intended to safeguard public #health and curb regulated disinfection by-product formation. However, inorganic chloramines themselves produce by-products that are poorly characterized.